A research team at the University of Karbala has achieved a preliminary recording of the virgin parasite for the first time in Iraq

A research team at the College of Agriculture at the University of Karbala reached a preliminary record of the virgin parasite by publishing scientific research in the international journal (Journal of Crop Protection).

The research, which was co-written by Dr. Ali Abd al-Hussein, Dr. Sinai Muslim Abd, and teacher Raad Karim Mujbil, was entitled “The first recording of the parasite Psilochalcis elegantula (Hymenoptera: Chalicididae).

The research aims to identify the types of insect parasites spread in Karbala Governorate.

The Journal of Crop Protection, published by Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, is ranked Q3 in the world and has an impact factor of 1.4 in the Scopus classification.